Highway 2 (Israel)

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Highway 2 (Israel)

Highway 2 (Kvish 2) is an Israel

Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
i highway

Highway

A highway is a main road intended for travel by the public between important destinations, such as city and towns. Highway designs vary widely and can range from a two-lane road without margins to a multi-lane, grade separated freeway....
located on the coastal plain

Coastal plain

A coastal plain is an area of flat, low-lying land adjacent to a seacoast and separated from the interior by other features. One of the world's longest coastal plains is located in western South America....
of the Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea or Ocean off the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia....
. It stretches from Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....
to Haifa

Haifa

Haifa is the largest city in North District Israel, and the List of Israeli cities in the country, with a population of over 264,900. Haifa has a mixed population of Jews and Arabs....
. The highway is also called The Coastal Highway (Kvish HaHof) or The New Haifa
Haifa

Haifa is the largest city in North District Israel, and the List of Israeli cities in the country, with a population of over 264,900. Haifa has a mixed population of Jews and Arabs....
- Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....
Highway (Kvish Hefa - Tel Aviv HaHadash).

Highway 2 is one of the busiest highways in the country, and drivers experience frequent traffic congestion

Traffic congestion

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Highway 2 (Kvish 2) is an Israel

Israel

Highway

Coastal plain

Mediterranean Sea

Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....
to Haifa

Haifa

Traffic congestion

Traffic congestion is a condition on networks that occurs as use increases, and is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased Queueing theory....
between Netanya and Tel Aviv during rush hours. The northern sections are also congested at times, especially during weekends and holidays, when many Israelis travel north for vacation.

History

The first section of the highway between Tel Aviv and Netanya

Netanya

Netanya is a city in the Center District of Israel and is the capital of the Sharon plain. It is located between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north....
was built in the early 1950s as a two lane road with at-grade intersection

At-grade intersection

An at-grade intersection is a junction at which two or more transport axis cross at the same level ....
s. The next section was built later that decade, extending the highway north to Olga Junction in Hadera

Hadera

Hadera is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel approximately from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa . The city is located along of the Israeli coastal plain....
. This section was also built as a two lane road. In 1965 the highway was widened to four lanes between Tel Aviv and Hadera, however grade separation

Grade separation

Grade separation is the process of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other....
s were not built at this point.

The last section of the highway, between Olga Junction and Haifa, opened in 1969. When this section opened it was the first freeway

Freeway

A freeway is a type of road designed for Road safety#Motorway high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections....
in Israel. Deteriorating road conditions caused by years of neglect led to this section being downgraded from its original freeway status. Road signs on this section are still blue (as opposed to green on regular highways), however there are no signs indicating an entrance or exit from a freeway and the maximum speed limit is 90 km/h, as opposed to 100 or 110 on Israeli freeways.

The junctions on the older sections of the highway were gradually grade separated: Netanya Interchange was built in 1974, Poleg Interchange in 1975, Havazelet Interchange in 1989, Yanai Interchange in 1990, Olga Interchange in 1993, Hof HaSharon Interchange in 1994 and Rabin Interchange and HaSira Interchange in 1995. Today the highway is fully grade separated between Haifa South Interchange and West Glilot Interchange.

The Tel Aviv - Netanya section was widened to six lanes in the 1990s.

West Glilot Interchange opened on February 28, 2007, providing a direct connection to eastbound Highway 5

Highway 5 (Israel)

Highway 5, or the Trans-Samaria Highway , is one of Israel's main highways, connecting the Mediterranean Sea coast immediately north of Tel Aviv with the central Sharon plain and Ariel and other Israeli settlements in the northern West Bank, known under the biblical name Samaria....
and to Ayalon Highway

Ayalon Highway

Highway 20, more commonly Ayalon Highway is a major intracity freeway in Gush Dan, Israel. The road runs along Tel Aviv's center eastern border from north to south and connects all of the major highways leading to the city - such as Highway 4 from Ashdod and the South District , Highway 2 from Haifa and the North District ,...
.

Future plans

There are plans to continue the six lane section north to Zikhron Ya'akov Interchange. These plans also include upgrading the remaining section between Zikhron Ya'aqov and Haifa back to freeway standards.

Work began in January 2007 on the Carmel Tunnels

Carmel Tunnels

The Carmel Tunnels are a set of road tunnels currently under construction in and around Haifa, Israel. The tunnels' purpose is to reduce road congestion in the Haifa area and to provide an alternate route of reaching the eastern and central parts of the city, Haifa Bay and the HaKerayot area to and from Israel's central coastal plain without...
, which will form a northern extension of Highway 2 to the Krayot area north of Haifa.

Interchanges

km	Name	Meaning	Location	Road(s) Crossed
0	???? ?????? ???? (Glilot Ma'arav Interchange)	West Glilot	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....	(Highway 5 Highway 5 (Israel) Highway 5, or the Trans-Samaria Highway , is one of Israel's main highways, connecting the Mediterranean Sea coast immediately north of Tel Aviv with the central Sharon plain and Ariel and other Israeli settlements in the northern West Bank, known under the biblical name Samaria.... )
3	???? ????? (HaSira Interchange)	The Boat Boat A boat is a watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane on water, and provide transport over it. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas....	Herzliya Herzliya File:Location_herzliya.pngHerzliya is a List of Israeli cities of 84,200 residents located on the Israeli coastal plain of Israel. It is part of the Tel Aviv District....	(Route 541)
5	???? ???? (Rabin Interchange)	Named after Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli politician and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–1977 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995....	Herzliya Herzliya File:Location_herzliya.pngHerzliya is a List of Israeli cities of 84,200 residents located on the Israeli coastal plain of Israel. It is part of the Tel Aviv District.... , Kfar Shmaryahu Kfar Shmaryahu File:Location_kfarshmaryahu.pngKfar Shmaryahu is a local council in Israel, within the Tel Aviv District. The council was founded in 1937, during the Aliyah#Fifth Aliyah .281929-1939.29 to Israel....	Keren Hayesod Keren Hayesod Keren Hayesod ? United Israel Appeal is the central fundraising organization for Israel, with operations in 45 countries. The work of Keren Hayesod is carried out in accordance with the Keren Hayesod Law, 5716-1956, passed by the Knesset in January 1956.... st.
Planned
6.6			Ra'anana Ra'anana Ra'anana is a List of Israeli cities in the southern Sharon, Israel of the Center District of Israel of Israel. Ra'anana is bordered by Kfar Saba on the east and Herzliya on the west....	(Route 531 Route 531 (Israel) Route 531 , is a suburban freeway in the southern Sharon region of Israel.While the highway begins at Highway 6 and currently terminates in Kfar Saba, in 2008 a tender was issued to continue constructing the highway towards the Mediterranean coast.... )
10	???? ??? ????? (Hof HaSharon Interchange)	Sharon Beach	Shefayim Shefayim Shefayim is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located 17 km north of Tel Aviv along the Mediterranean Sea coast, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaSharon Regional Council....	Local roads
Planned
11.2			Yakum Yakum Yakum is a kibbutz in central Israel, south of the Netanya. It is under the jurisdiction of the Hof HaSharon Regional Council and had a population of 555 in 2006....	(Route 551)
17	???? ???? (Poleg Interchange)	Named after nearby Poleg Stream	Netanya Netanya Netanya is a city in the Center District of Israel and is the capital of the Sharon plain. It is located between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north....	(Route 553)
19	???? ??? ????? (Gesher HaShalom Interchange)	Peace Peace Peace is a term that most commonly refers to an absence of aggression, violence or hostility, but which also represents a larger concept wherein there are healthy or newly-healed interpersonal relationship or international relations, safety in matters of social or economic welfare, the acknowledgment of equality and fairness in political re... Bridge	Netanya Netanya Netanya is a city in the Center District of Israel and is the capital of the Sharon plain. It is located between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north....	(Road 5611)
23	???? ????? (Netanya Interchange)	Named after location	Netanya Netanya Netanya is a city in the Center District of Israel and is the capital of the Sharon plain. It is located between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north....	(Highway 57 Highway 57 (Israel) Highway 57 is an east-west highway through central Israel and the West Bank. In the past, it was an uninterrupted road from Netanya, a city on the Mediterranean coast in the west, to Damia Bridge across the Jordan River in the east.... )
27	???? ????? (Havatzelet Interchange)	Named after location	Havatzelet HaSharon Havatzelet HaSharon Havatzelet HaSharon is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council....	(Road 5710)
30	???? ???? (Yanai Interchange)	Named after location	Beit Yanai Beit Yanai Beit Yanai is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea around 6 kilometres north of Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council....	(Road 5720)
Planned
33			Hadera Hadera Hadera is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel approximately from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa . The city is located along of the Israeli coastal plain....	(Highway 61)
38	???? ????? (Olga Interchange)	Named after location	Hadera Hadera Hadera is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel approximately from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa . The city is located along of the Israeli coastal plain.... (Giv'at Olga quarter)	Aaron Aaronsohn Aaron Aaronsohn Aaron Aaronsohn was a renowned Romanian-born Jewish agronomist, Botany, traveler, entrepreneur, and Zionism politician.Aaronsohn is remembered primarily as the discoverer of emmer , which he believed to be "the mother of the wheat." He was also the founder and head of Nili, a ring of Jewish patriots spying for the United Kingdom of Grea... st.
41	???? ?????? (Caesarea Interchange)	Named after location	Caesarea Caesarea (Israel) Caesarea is a town in Israel on the outskirts of Caesarea Maritima, the ancient port city. It is located mid-way between Tel Aviv and Haifa , on the Israeli Coastal Plain near the city of Hadera....	(Highway 65 Highway 65 (Israel) Highway 65 is a major highway in northern Israel. It connects the coastal plain with the Galilee.This road is the shortest and simplest way to connect these two major regions.... )
46	???? ??? ????? (Or Akiva Interchange)	Named after location	Or Akiva	(Road 6511)
53	???? ????? ???? (Zikhron Ya'aqov Interchange)	Named after location	Zikhron Ya'aqov Zikhron Ya'aqov Zikhron Ya'akov is a local council in Israel, south of Haifa, and part of the Haifa District. It is located at the southern end of the Mount Carmel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, near the coastal highway ....	(Highway 70 Highway 70 (Israel) Highway 70 is a highway in the Israeli coastal plain and Western Galilee in northern Israel. It connects the region of Zikhron Ya'akov to the Lower Galilee and to Kiryat Ata and Shlomi, Israel near Israel's border with Lebanon.... )
68	???? ????? (Atlit Interchange)	Named after location	Atlit Atlit Atlit is a coastal town located south of Haifa, Israel. Originally an outpost of the Crusaders, it fell in 1291. The modern village was founded in 1903 under the auspices of Edmond James de Rothschild....	(Route 721/Road 7110)
77	???? ???? ???? (Haifa Darom Interchange)	Haifa South	Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in North District Israel, and the List of Israeli cities in the country, with a population of over 264,900. Haifa has a mixed population of Jews and Arabs....	(Highway 4 Highway 4 (Israel) Highway 4 is an Israeli highway that runs along Israel's entire Israeli Coastal Plain of the Mediterranean Sea, its route in the north runs from the Rosh HaNikra border crossing with Lebanon until the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier#Erez Crossing with the Gaza Strip.... )